Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Welcome to Kinnect! We're dedicated to safeguarding your privacy while enhancing your social experience. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal information.

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1. What Personal Information Is Collected?

From You Directly: We collect your name, phone number, and date of birth when you sign up. Optionally, you can input a profile picture and favourite locations, such as your home or work location via what3words.

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2. How Is My Personal Information Used?

We use your information to improve Kinnect services, manage your account, and personalise your experience.

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3. How Is My Personal Information Shared?

With Friends: Your name and profile picture are public, while your phone number, date of birth and favourite locations may be shared only with friends. For status updates: the map marker location is shared with friends that you choose to share your status with. Any additional comments you add will be included in the status update to your selected friends. Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect Kinnect and its users.

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4. What Are My Choices?

You can choose to share status updates with friends; otherwise, only your favourite places and account information are shared with friends.

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5. How Long Is My Personal Information Kept?

We will not permanently delete your data unless requested to do so via email. We retain your data in case you wish to reinstate your account and for product analytics purposes, although a deleted account will not be discoverable on Kinnect.

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6. International Transfers of Personal Information

Your information may be processed in the UK, where we operate. We ensure protection of your data regardless of processing location. If data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure compliance with data protection laws in those jurisdictions.

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7. How Is My Personal Information Protected?

We implement security measures to protect your information, although no system is completely secure. In case of a data breach, we have procedures in place to notify affected users promptly.

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8. User Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, or delete your personal information. You can manage your data preferences through your account settings.

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9. Third Party Services

We may use third-party services or integrations that collect or process user data. Please refer to their privacy policies for more information on how your data is handled.

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10. Data Controller and Data Processor

We are the data controller for your personal information. We may use data processors, such as cloud service providers, to process your data on our behalf.

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11. Personal Information Relating to Children

Kinnect is not for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

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12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We'll update you on any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on Kinnect. You can access previous versions of the policy upon request.

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13. How to Contact Us

Have questions? Reach out to us at hugo@kinnect.io. This Privacy Policy reflects our commitment to transparency and your privacy. By using Kinnect, you agree to the terms outlined here.